Thread: Shave Attempt Number Two

Not going to debate this but suffice it to say unless a really good hone guy has worked on the GD, then your trying to learn with a very poor edge, not to mention maybe not the best razor to learn on. But hang in there Tc

Glad to see you didn't add in the amount of blood lost

I'm also a leftie, and agree with Jerry and Tc. Use both hands, it's well worth the time it takes to get it right!
And remember, NO pressure, just shave the lather

Enjoy and have fun

My shaves were not close when I first started either. I quickly learned that less pressure meant closer shaves. It seems counter intuitive but it's true.

Also try to learn with your non-dominant hand. There are lots of people that don't and they get great shaves so it's not essential, but I learned with my left hand right from my second shave onward and am so glad that I did.

Good luck and enjoy the journey.

TC is right about that razor though, but, if the bug catches you, you will soon have other razors to try out.

Yes, heres hoping your GD was fixed and Honed from other than the factory or store.

I'm a leftie as well, it just takes awhile.
I find that now sometimes I'm better with the right than the left on some areas of my mug.

agreeing with what folks are saying here about the GD. I had one as my first razor too and VERY quickly moved to a vintage refurb that is what actually got me into wet shaving. I have that GD to this day... and i've never been able to put what i would consider an "acceptable" edge on it, even though it was sharp coming out of the factory. It's just not a good blade to learn with.
That Gold Dollar now? it's helped me open boxes from moving for the last month or so... if that tells you anything.
Keep at it! my advice is to move to a little more quality hardware though...

Not sure if this pic is good enough but supposedly this was made shaveready at straightrazors.com

The pennies are getting deposited in the piggy bank to make a razor upgrade as soon as possible

Jon

I dont see the double stabilizer that is normally on a GD? Anyone?
Maybe a new design? If its been fixed i can see where it was reground. Maybe im just missing something?

Its funny i watched a guy on youtube who bought one on ebay for like 3 bux and the first thing he did was grind away the stabilizer before he honed it/, then when this showed up i did not see that same amount of metal at the heel so maybe straightrazors.com took care of that issue?
Again i am speaking from just about zero knowledge on straight razors. Learning fast here though

Take Care,

Jon

Originally Posted by Gasman

I dont see the double stabilizer that is normally on a GD? Anyone?
Maybe a new design? If its been fixed i can see where it was reground. Maybe im just missing something?

On the website that sells this kit - they show a before and after picture of the GD with the stabilizer ground down. It looks like they do that as part of the homing process to shave ready before selling.

Adam